Category: Tabernacle Rescue Squad

Public Hearing on 2018 Budget The committee held a public hearing on the 2018 municipal budget at its April 23, meeting. But it tabled the matter and didn’t vote. It was tabled because two committee members – Kim Brown and Joseph Yates – were absent. The proposed budget calls for $4.3 million of spending and Read More…

The 2018 budget was introduced at the March 26 township meeting. The budget hearing will be held at the April 23 meeting. Township taxes are approximately 15% of the total tax bill. The largest share of real estate taxes is spent on education. Regional and local school takes are approximately 70% of the total tax Read More…

At its February 26, 2018 meeting, the township committee tailored its job description for the Public Safety Director (PSD) position and voted 4 to 1 to advertise for applications (Committeeman Rick Franzen voted no). The committee decided that candidates shall be from Burlington County. The hiring was put on a fast track and is expected Read More…

1. Still Waiting For The Perfect Moment? Although the Public Safety Director position and the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Emergency Services/Contract were each listed for discussion on the committee’s February 12, 2018 meeting agenda, the Committee didn’t discuss them. Instead, both items were again tabled for discussion at a future meeting. The committee’s reason Read More…

The township finally received the Tabernacle Rescue Squad (TRS) roster. It took a long time (years) for this to happen. At the January 2, 2018 township meeting, the committee officially adopted the TRS roster, and the rosters of the fire company and the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). There are many reasons why the township Read More…

Why Is There Still No Fire Truck In The Emergency Services Building? The Tabernacle Rescue Squad (TRS) seems to hold a special power over the township committee, which prevents it from keeping its promise to place a fire truck in the Emergency Services Building (ESB). Until committee members snap out of the trance, the township Read More…

At the September 25, 2017 township meeting, the committee approved Ordinance 2017-9, which creates a department of public safety to manage emergency services. The ordinance also creates a part-time, public safety director position. It remains to be seen when the committee will hire the new public safety director and who it will be. It’s taken Read More…

The Tabernacle Committee continues to stumble over centralizing the delivery and management of emergency services, which was its stated reason for dissolving the fire district. The actual reason was the committee’s need to use the district’s money to plug a hole in its own budget. The committee’s dissolution of the fire district and its grant Read More…

The introduction of Ordinance 2017-7, which creates a Department of Public Safety to coordinate all township emergency services, was derailed and tabled after 1.5 hrs of spirited discussion. The lengthy discussion was unusual. The committee rarely discusses issues when they instruct the township attorney to draft an ordinance. Members rarely discuss ordinances when they are Read More…

TTJ will not be reporting on the June 26, 2017 meeting because I was not present. So I have no audio or video recording to post. I planned to listen to the official recording so that I could report on the meeting. I purchased a copy of the township’s audio recording but it was inaudible. Read More…